Firearm light



March 13, 1934. J. zAJAc 1,950,835

FIREARM LIGHT Filed March 29, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor March 13,1934.

J, ZAJAC FIREARM LIGHT Filed March 29. 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 jl Home yPatented Mar. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES FIREARM LIGHT Jozef Zajac, ChicagoHeights, Ill., assignor of one-half to Walter Piotrowski, ChicagoHeights,

Ill.

Application March 29, 1933, Serial No. 663,406

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in flashlightattachments for lrearms and more particularly to a unit for placement onthe barrel of a shotgun for illuminating the range of the gun so as toafford better shooting visibility at night.

An important object of the present invention is to provide such a lightas above stated which can be easily attached to and removed with respectto a gun barrel.

During the course of the following specification, other importantobjects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to thereader.

In the drawings:-

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of a shotgun equipped withthe invention.

Figure 2 represents a top plan view of the unit.

Figure 3 represents a front elevational view of the light unit.

Figure 4 represents a horizontal sectional View through the unit.

Figure 5 represents a side elevational view of the device.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen in Figure 1, that numeral 5 generally refers to a shotgun orin fact any other type of rearm including a barrel 6. Numeral 7generally refers to the novel light unit, while numeral 8 generallyrefers to some conventional type of switch on the breech portion of thegun for controlling the said light unit.

In carrying out the present invention, it can be seen that the unitproper is divided into a rear section 9 and a forward section l0, bothsections being constructed of some suitable wood, preferably walnut,but, of course, o-f any other suitable material desired.

The inside of the section 10 is provided with a pocket receiving thebody 11 which at each end is provided with a threaded socket 12 forreceiving the threaded shell 13 of a bulb 14. At each of the sockets l2is located a contact plate 15 through which the jacket portion 13 of thebulb is threaded. The base contact of the bulb 14 is engaged with thecontact 16 which is constantly urged against the bulb contact by thecorresponding spring 1'7 located in a bore in the said body 1l. A pin 18extending through the body 12 for each of the plates 15 acts as aconnector and a binding post for the corresponding ground wire 19. Theline wire 20 connects to the spring 17 which serves the purposeaforementioned.

In front of each of the sockets 12, the section 10 is provided withopenings 21 for receiving the shells 22 in each of which is located areflector 23. In each of the shells 22 and from the correspondingreflector 23 is a lens 24, the corresponding bulb 14 being located atthe inner end of the said reflector.

At each end of the body 11 is a threaded recess 25 for receiving thecorresponding end of the threaded connector 26 which engages into thenut 27 in this end of the body 11. This threaded member, one of which islocated at each end of the section 9, extends through the said section 9and is provided with a screw driver slot 27 at its rear end. This endportion of the threaded member receives a nut 28 which is urged againstthe section 9 for holding the section 9 against the section 10.

Extending through the sections 9 and 10, as well as through the body 11,is a longitudinally split brass tube 29. This tube receives the barrel 6of the gun and at its forward end carries a depending bracket 30 throughwhich a set screw 31 is threaded. This end of the tube has an openingtherein through which the set screw 31 is feedable to bind against thebarrel 6 to retain the unit '7 in the proper position on the barrel. Thesection 9 and section l0, as well as the body 11, have alignedgrooveways 32 above the slit 33 in the tube 29 so that the person usingthe gun can properly sight along the barrel.

Obviously, when the switch 8 is closed, the bulbs 14 will be energizedand with the assistance of the reflectors 23, a beam or beams of lightwill be thrown forwardly for a distance of approximately 100 yardsdepending upon the candle power of the bulbs so that the use of a gun atnight will be made more effective.

Obviously, by having the two lights converging at a common focal point,a central area. of darkness Will be presented on the object on which thegun is trained and, of course, this darkened area will represent thearea on the object through which the projectile of the rifle willpenetrate.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new ist- A light forgun barrels comprising a lamp supporting body, a longitudinally splittube of spring material extending through the central portion of thebody for receiving a gun barrel, lamp bulbs carried by said body atopposite sides of said tube, a set screw, means for supporting the setscrew and permitting feeding action thereof, said tube being providedwith an opening therein through which the set screw can be disposed forbinding a gun barrel against the said spring tube.l the split in saidtube being aligned with the sight on the gun barrel.

JOZEF ZAJAC.

